Patch Tuesday included the usual bug fixes for more security holes in Microsoft Office plus an important Adobe PDF reader update.

The Microsoft Office updates should be applied automatically but the Adobe Reader might need a manual update, instructions below.

Windows bug fixes are available for Windows 10, 8.1 and 7. Overall, it’s Microsoft continuing to fix the seemingly endless security holes in their products.

Microsoft Office updates

Most of the security bugs are yet more ‘remote code vulnerability’ holes in Office. In other words, ways that hackers can use to gain access to your computer. This month alone Microsoft has patched 54 security holes in their products, 27 of them allow remote hackers access to a computer.

There are bug fixes for Office 2016, Office 2013 and Office 2010. Some of the patches are for the same problem affecting all three versions of Office.